"It was an adjustment. I didn't think it would be that big (an adjustment). But Molly was always our setter. Then Hannah, too. It was different at the start of the year.''

The adjustments began last summer, during Junior Olympics and open gym practices.

"As a team, you get used to a setter,'' Sacred Heart coach Emily Vonasek said. "How she calls for the ball, where she'll be on the court, the types of sets and where they'll be—it's a comfort having a setter you know well.

"With a new setter, it's like starting over. She has to gain the hitters' trust. Dana has worked a lot on timing with our hitters. She's consistently given hitters the set where they want it. I could see over the summer that Dana was playing well, that she was meshing with our hitters. She's doing a really good job.''

Remer, senior Ivy Edwards and junior Maddi Mitzel were a strong foundation of returning regulars to build around at the net.

Remer, an all-conference pick last season, already has 164 kills. She recorded her 1,000th career kill Tuesday. Edwards, also a returning all-conference pick, has 192 kills. Mitzel has 117 kills and a team-leading 15 blocks.

"They're getting the job done repeatedly,'' Vonasek said. "And with Bella Knudson filling (2018 graduate) Katelyn Rudolph's spot, we've been able to spread the offense around. We have a lot of options.

"They're all powerful hitters. They're very smart hitters. They can place the ball. They know when to swing away and when to hit open spots. We're strong offensively. It comes down to getting the ball to our setter. We've been a little inconsistent with our defense and passing.''

The Eagles still have a strong remaining schedule. On Tuesday, they host intracity rival East Grand Forks Senior High. After that, they're in the annual Frostbite tournament in Stephen that includes several of their top opponents in West Section 8A.